Χῖος
Ancient Greek
Etymology
Contracted from *Χῐ́ῐος (*Khíios), from Χῐ́ος (Khíos, “Chios”) + -ιος (-ios, adjectival suffix)
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /kʰîː.os/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /ˈkʰi.os/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /ˈçi.os/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /ˈçi.os/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /ˈçi.os/
Adjective
Χῖος • (Khîos) m (feminine Χῑ́ᾱ, neuter Χῖον); first/second declension
- Chian
Declension
First and second declension of Χῖος; Χῑ́ᾱ; Χῖον (Attic)
Number | Singular | Dual | Plural | |||||||||||
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Case/Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||||
Nominative | Χῖος Khîos | Χῑ́ᾱ Khī́ā | Χῖον Khîon | Χῑ́ω Khī́ō | Χῑ́ᾱ Khī́ā | Χῑ́ω Khī́ō | Χῖοι Khîoi | Χῖαι Khîai | Χῖᾰ Khîa | |||||
Genitive | Χῑ́ου Khī́ou | Χῑ́ᾱς Khī́ās | Χῑ́ου Khī́ou | Χῑ́οιν Khī́oin | Χῑ́αιν Khī́ain | Χῑ́οιν Khī́oin | Χῑ́ων Khī́ōn | Χῑ́ων Khī́ōn | Χῑ́ων Khī́ōn | |||||
Dative | Χῑ́ῳ Khī́ōi | Χῑ́ᾳ Khī́āi | Χῑ́ῳ Khī́ōi | Χῑ́οιν Khī́oin | Χῑ́αιν Khī́ain | Χῑ́οιν Khī́oin | Χῑ́οις Khī́ois | Χῑ́αις Khī́ais | Χῑ́οις Khī́ois | |||||
Accusative | Χῖον Khîon | Χῑ́ᾱν Khī́ān | Χῖον Khîon | Χῑ́ω Khī́ō | Χῑ́ᾱ Khī́ā | Χῑ́ω Khī́ō | Χῑ́ους Khī́ous | Χῑ́ᾱς Khī́ās | Χῖᾰ Khîa | |||||
Vocative | Χῖε Khîe | Χῑ́ᾱ Khī́ā | Χῖον Khîon | Χῑ́ω Khī́ō | Χῑ́ᾱ Khī́ā | Χῑ́ω Khī́ō | Χῖοι Khîoi | Χῖαι Khîai | Χῖᾰ Khîa | |||||
Derived forms | Adverb | Comparative | Superlative | |||||||||||
Χῑ́ως Khī́ōs | Χῑότερος Khīóteros | Χῑότᾰτος Khīótatos | ||||||||||||
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First and second declension of Χῖος; Χῑ́η; Χῖον (Ionic)
Number | Singular | Dual | Plural | |||||||||||
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Case/Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||||
Nominative | Χῖος Khîos | Χῑ́η Khī́ē | Χῖον Khîon | Χῑ́ω Khī́ō | Χῑ́ᾱ Khī́ā | Χῑ́ω Khī́ō | Χῖοι Khîoi | Χῖαι Khîai | Χῖᾰ Khîa | |||||
Genitive | Χῑ́ου Khī́ou | Χῑ́ης Khī́ēs | Χῑ́ου Khī́ou | Χῑ́οιν Khī́oin | Χῑ́αιν Khī́ain | Χῑ́οιν Khī́oin | Χῑ́ων Khī́ōn | Χῑέων / Χῑῶν Khīéōn / Khīôn | Χῑ́ων Khī́ōn | |||||
Dative | Χῑ́ῳ Khī́ōi | Χῑ́ῃ Khī́ēi | Χῑ́ῳ Khī́ōi | Χῑ́οιν Khī́oin | Χῑ́αιν Khī́ain | Χῑ́οιν Khī́oin | Χῑ́οισῐ / Χῑ́οισῐν / Χῑ́οις Khī́oisi(n) / Khī́ois | Χῑ́ῃσῐ / Χῑ́ῃσῐν Khī́ēisi(n) | Χῑ́οισῐ / Χῑ́οισῐν / Χῑ́οις Khī́oisi(n) / Khī́ois | |||||
Accusative | Χῖον Khîon | Χῑ́ην Khī́ēn | Χῖον Khîon | Χῑ́ω Khī́ō | Χῑ́ᾱ Khī́ā | Χῑ́ω Khī́ō | Χῑ́ους Khī́ous | Χῑ́ᾱς Khī́ās | Χῖᾰ Khîa | |||||
Vocative | Χῖε Khîe | Χῑ́η Khī́ē | Χῖον Khîon | Χῑ́ω Khī́ō | Χῑ́ᾱ Khī́ā | Χῑ́ω Khī́ō | Χῖοι Khîoi | Χῖαι Khîai | Χῖᾰ Khîa | |||||
Derived forms | Adverb | Comparative | Superlative | |||||||||||
Χῑ́ως Khī́ōs | Χῑότερος Khīóteros | Χῑότᾰτος Khīótatos | ||||||||||||
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Further reading
- “Χῖος”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “Χῖος”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
- “Χῖος”, in Slater, William J. (1969) Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter